Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of making a sharp abrupt noise.
- noun A sounding.
- Striking; slashing: used in emphasis.
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- verb Present participle of
knack .
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Examples
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This is how San holy — 1 I loved to see the Macbeths Jerseys knacking spots of the Plumpduffs
Finnegans Wake 2006
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+ Nay sure, the partie is in good knacking earnest,
Ralph Roister Doister Nicholas Udall 1530
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The job I did was infantry, and I spent many a day out on the moors knacking my hearing with GPMGs and Assault Pioneer style bangs.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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By this point the track was a bit less rough but it was still knacking trying to steer cconstantly while keeping up 11 mph.
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If we did the same in january we would get a right knacking.
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Now you're going to tell me who you're working for, or I'll do a little knacking myself. "
The Devil's Bedpost 2010
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Now you're going to tell me who you're working for, or I'll do a little knacking myself. "
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i might of had a one, (it was knacking) There's no reason for a mass-recall unless there is a serious safety issue, ie. they're overheating and catching fire.
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i might of had a one, (it was knacking) There's no reason for a mass-recall unless there is a serious safety issue, ie. they're overheating and catching fire.
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i might of had a one, (it was knacking) There's no reason for a mass-recall unless there is a serious safety issue, ie. they're overheating and catching fire.
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